Occupational therapy is a health profession whose goal is to help people achieve independence, meaning and satisfaction in all aspects of their lives. Occupational therapists (OT’s) apply their specific knowledge...
So what do we know about the therapies out there for fostered and adopted children? Anecdotally, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is one of the therapies that appears to be effective...
Theraplay techniques are practical and play based. They aim to build relationships through fun interactive games and activities. The sessions are brief, usually thirty minutes, and lively! They aim to...
Art psychotherapy (or Art Therapy) enables children and young people to build a therapeutic relationship and to express and explore their thoughts, feelings and experiences through the use of art...
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) was originally developed by Dan Hughes as a therapeutic intervention for families who are fostering or have adopted children with significant developmental trauma. This means children...
Parent/Infant Psychotherapy is essentially concerned with understanding what may be happening within developing relationships and accordingly is tailored to think about each individual presentation. This flexibility means that it is...
DBT is a principle-based psychotherapy developed by a Psychologist called Marsha Linehan. It blends standard cognitive-behavioural therapy with Eastern philosophy and meditation practices. The therapy was developed to help people...
At times the parts of the child’s inner world that needs the most understanding, nurture and care can be parts that a child is extremely fearful of connecting with. This...
For children who have been removed from the care of their family and suffered many placement breakdowns, their life history can be extremely fragmented, leaving the child feeling lost and...
As a relative newcomer to working with adoptive parents (albeit with lots of experience working with children and families in mainstream services), I have noticed this question coming-up a lot....
NVR stands for Non-Violent Resistance, it’s an approach with its roots in the civil rights movement which has been developed to address children’s violent or self-destructive behaviours. NVR has gained...
What is Theraplay? The Theraplay Institute was founded in 1971. Whilst the therapy has since been expanded into over 28 countries, much evidence for its effectiveness has appeared in the...
Play Therapy helps children process traumatic experiences and upsetting events that have impacted their lives. Play is the natural way for children to communicate and express themselves, which is why...
